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where it all began . . .

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BOUT THE
A
UTHORS

James Rollins is the
New York Times
bestselling author of thrillers translated into forty languages. His Sigma series has been lauded as one of the “top crowd pleasers” (
New York Times
) and one of the “hottest summer reads” (
People
magazine). Acclaimed for his originality, Rollins unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets—and he does it all at breakneck speed. Find James Rollins on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, and at www.jamesrollins.com.

Rebecca Cantrell’s Hannah Vogel mystery novels have won the Bruce Alexander and Macavity awards and have been nominated for the Barry and RT Reviewers Choice awards; her critically acclaimed novel,
iDrakula,
was nominated for the APPY award and listed on
Booklist
’s Top 10 Horror Fiction for Youth. She and her husband and son just left Hawaii’s sunny shores for adventures in Berlin. Find Rebecca Cantrell on Facebook, and Twitter, and at www.rebeccacantrell.com.

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LSO BY
J
AMES
R
OLLINS AND
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E
BECCA
C
ANTRELL

City of Screams

The Blood Gospel

B
Y
J
AMES
R
OLLINS

The Eye of God

Bloodline

The Devil Colony

Altar of Eden

The Doomsday Key

The Last Oracle

The Judas Strain

Black Order

Map of Bones

Sandstorm

Ice Hunt

Amazonia

Deep Fathom

Excavation

Subterranean

B
Y
R
EBECCA
C
ANTRELL

A Trace of Smoke

A Night of Long Knives

A Game of Lies

A City of Broken Glass

C
REDITS

Cover design by Richard L. Aquan

Cover photographs: trees © by Rob Lambert/Arcangel Images; bats © by John Cancalosi/Alamy

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are drawn from the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

BLOOD BROTH
ERS.
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EPub Edition NOVEMBER 2013 ISBN 9780062326621

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